The historic Toll Cottages, overlooking the River Shannon, at Verdant Place off Thomond Bridge are among 21 derelict properties, Limerick City and County Council is planning to acquire.
Limerick City and County Council has published notification of its intention to compulsorily acquire the properties located across Limerick city and county using its powers under the Derelict Sites Act 1990.
The acquisitions are part of a coordinated approach by Limerick City and County Council to deal with dereliction and vacancy across the city, towns and villages in County Limerick that has seen the Council compulsorily acquire more than 150 derelict sites in the past two years.
Among the other properties being proposed for CPO in this tranche are:
- Lower Mallow Street, Limerick
- Lower Hartstonge Street, Limerick
- Mary’s Terrace, Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Two properties in Laurel Hill Avenue, Limerick
Limerick City and County Council has started the CPO process on more than 160 properties and many of the CPOs already completed have been sold or are up for sale to interested parties, enabling the properties to be brought back into use.
Director of Service with Limerick City and County Council, Gordon Daly said: “Tackling dereliction is a priority for government, it’s a priority for the elected members of Limerick City and County Council and the communities they represent and the Council is fully committed to seeing through a comprehensive action plan to deal with this issue. The 21 notices issued today will go some way to addressing the issue and there are further CPO notices to be issued in the coming weeks.”
While acknowledging the many property owners who have taken steps to address dereliction and bring their property back into use, Mr Daly added: “Our message to owners of derelict properties is very simple, Limerick City and County Council will use the full range of statutory powers available to it including the imposition of levies and compulsory acquisition if owners do not address the dereliction.”
The Council is now conducting more than 100 derelict property inspections per month and there has been a five-fold increase in the number of properties on the derelict sites register in Limerick since 2018.
It is also using its powers under derelict sites legislation to levy derelict properties annually at 7% of their market value.
The Council has indicated it will publish further CPO’s in the coming weeks.
The 21 properties notified today are:
Location | Description |
1 – 4 Toll Cottages, Verdant Place, Limerick | Four properties, including mid and end of terrace residential premises |
30 Wingfield Orchard, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick | A two-storey, semi-detached, residential premises |
34 Hyde Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick | A two-storey, end of terrace, residential premises |
31 McDonagh Avenue, Limerick | A two-storey, semi-detached, residential premises |
Enniskeen House, Kishikirk, Ballysimon, Limerick | A two-storey detached residential premises with granny flat and garage |
Drombanna, Co. Limerick | A bungalow dwelling house |
48 Bengal Terrace, Kilmallock Road, Limerick | A two-storey, mid-terrace, residential premises |
Montrose House, Garraunykee, Lisnagry, Co. Limerick | A bungalow dwelling house |
Moldova House, Emly Road, Grange, Knocklong, Co. Limerick | A two-storey, end of terrace, residential premises |
11 Saint Mary's Terrace, Cappamore, Co. Limerick | A two-storey, end of terrace, residential premises |
12 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | A two-bay, four-storey over basement, terraced, red brick premises |
Maryville, Laurel Hill Avenue, Limerick |
A detached, two-storey residential premises |
Bella Vista, Laurel Hill Avenue, Limerick | A two-storey, semi-detached, residential premises |
Saint Rita's, Lower Hartstonge Street, Limerick |
A two-bay, four-storey over basement, terraced, red brick premises |
12 Davin Gardens, Caherdavin, Limerick | A two-storey, end of terrace, residential premises |
7 O'Dwyer Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick | A two-storey, mid-terrace, residential premises |
Corgrigg, Foynes, Co. Limerick | A detached, single-storey residential premises |
34 Creagh Avenue, Kileely, Limerick. | A two-storey, mid-terrace, residential premises |
A full list of sites currently on the Derelict Sites Register is on Limerick.ie here.